Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-27
TO LAY 0UTNEW STREETS
THE NEW COUNCIL DISCUSSES
THE CITY IN TENSION.

THE CITY r 'ENSlON.
Questions of Finance Botheripg the
Aldernauio Brain-A Iderman Tn mas
Wants to Improve the City's Property
aud detman BoEsrt Wants to Know
How Much It viii cost - 1he Caucus
Issue Raised-Ths Caucus Aldermen
Garry Their Point.
The new City Council went the old
Council one better last night, and got
together at $50 O'clock. Alderman Wells
WAS the only absent member. The only
important measure discussed was the
improvement OF the CITY extension.
Alderman Thomas offered a series OF
resolutions providing tor the grading of
the Guys lands south of Anderson street
as soon as possible, for the sale of lots
from the Dillon tract, for the laying out
OF streets and for their Improvement, and
directing the City Treasurer TO credit the
city extension account with all moneys
derived from the sale OF lots in the extern
SION, and 20 debit the same account with
all expenditures for the improvement OF
the cIty property in that secuon. in
Guiding ne balance due from the sale OF
the Dillon tract.
Alderman Thomas asked that the tesO.
luuons be voted upon parately.
WANTED AN ESTIMATE.
Alderman Bogart asked tor an estimate
OF The cos Of the Improvement proposed
In the resolution providing tor the grad.
ing OF the city's lands.
Alderman Thomas said that the CITY
surveyors estimate for grading the
streets vas from 81 500 to 81 500, and the
cost OF grading the lots, he II, ught,
r,rh ho 40 10
understood that arrangements could be
made with the county authorities for the
use OF tie chain gang. so that the outlay
tor labor would be considerably less than
it had been estimated.
Tue City surveyor stated thathe thought
the entire work could be done for s., 800.
IN FAVOR OF IMPROVEMENT.
Alderman Bogart, while be is in favor
of the improvement, opposed the resolU.
ton on the ground that it authorized an
unlimited expenditure of money, lie
urged recUmmlttal OF the resolution TO
the Committee on Streets ana Lanes tor
the purpose OF securing estimates for the
work. and that a limit he fixed to the
amount required for the Improvement.
Alderman ScnwarZ wanted the batteries
leye,ed, and moved that estimates tor that
work be also secured.
A dermin Duncan opposed the resolu-
ton on the same grounds that Alderman
30 art opposed it.
a Vote was taken and the resolution
was lost.
Alderman Thomas moved to table the
second and third resolutions for lOur
weeks. Toe motion was carried. He
theu moved the adoption OF the resolution
in regard TO lustrucliug the Treasurer
concern ng the city extension account,
and 1t was adopted.
10 LAY OUT The STREETS.
Alderman Toomas also Introduced an
ordinance ameHdjngs previous 6rdlnanc-
prOvidlng tor tlt having out OF the streets
n the c.ty extension 80 as t. 90 away
WITH lands, Tor the laying out OF streets
IN each side of The savannah. Florida
and Western railroad trach, ana TO locate
Il square between seventh ana El@ntn
and Montgomery ana ~ est Broad streets.
\ deruGu DaCcaG's resolution. offered
a, the las. m cling, urging a strict Gb-
serNauca Of rule 7 Of the rules OF Council,
hlcb provides that the Council snail
meet regularly on alternate W ednesdays
in each IA nta q O'Clock o. M. came up
as d special order.
THE CAUCUS QUESTION.
Alderman Tpomas urders tOod the res0-
luton 10 be a move 10 do away with eau
cHses. He did not think, be sad. That
aay member Of tue Council Uoula deny
JnGt beneficial results accrue nom fre-
quent aud Informal discussions. he,
lJeruiOre, moved that tae Council NEE.
Informally at sucn times as ni bt here
after be determined upon, but that J. o
regular meeting be cluveued er than
5 =. III, except 10y tNO-thirds vote. TIE
object OF bis motion, ne SAID, vas to SO
amend the rules as 10 AVOID tie necessity
ui breaking Up caucus upon soWe im-
iCrtant measure which mi.ht De under
consideration at he hour FOR assem- bling.
CAUCUS MEASURE.
Tue Mayor suggested taat the motion
was IN the nature Of an amendment To
the rules. Ii was evident that IL vas u
caucus measure, and II il had prevailed
would nave Dul the Council in position
80 have nXed al every meeting q dlho-e3
unur, ana the result would nave been
even more unsajls actoTy than disrc-
gard OF Inc eXlsting rules.
4 deTmau NIcbUls said that be thought
the entire discussion was out OF de-.
''ihe rules are before u.s. ne SAID, "aDd
il y, nave got TO pass resolutions to en-
orce them We may as well not have Gny
rules" tie moved 10 table btu resOiu-
tons, and the motion Was carried, Ia
mater now stands Just where It did at
the start. Tue sTOuE sentiment in
opposition to long caucuses-WBicl are
virtually secrei sessiun5-idsjtn& until 10
and Il u'c.nch, VIII be likely 10 result ia
better obseryauc- OF the rules Tor a
time at least.